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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg seems to have finally realised that one of the company’s biggest bets—Metaverse—is not working (or not working as expected). It is also the technology that the company changed its very name after. In 2021, after 17 years of being called Facebook, the social networking parent company behind Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and…
Chained & cast out, 75-yr-old woman rescued after outrage AMRITSAR: Prerna Devi, a 75-year-old woman who was allegedly kept in shackles by her relatives and forced to live outside her home, was finally rescued and shifted to an old-age home on Friday night, bringing some relief after days of neglect and public outrage.Amritsar deputy commissioner…
The Sun turns, but not in the way a solid object would. It has no hard surface, no fixed edge to follow. What scientists describe as solar rotation comes from watching patterns move across a glowing, restless face. That motion matters because it shapes the Sun’s behaviour, from quiet stretches to bursts of activity. Over…
India should aim for AI sovereignty, with AI models & data centres, to be immune to foreign pressure You’ve heard the old joke about a famous billionaire walking into a bar? Delhi’s hotels took it… Source link
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that development isn’t an absolute goal and that the right to a clean environment, which is part of the right to life, cannot be traded off with economic benefits. Declining permission for change of land for a cement factory to come up at Sangrur, Punjab, close to farms…
Sunita Williams has retired from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) after a 27 year career that placed her among the most experienced astronauts in the agency’s history. Her retirement took effect at the end of December 2025, closing a career that included three long-duration missions aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and more…
Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin visited people being held in ICE custody at the George H Fallon Federal Building in downtown Baltimore on Thursday, and claimed that 60 people were packed into a room shoulder-to-shoulder, with a single toilet in the room and no shower facilities. In a post on X, Raskin claimed that there was…
India’s merchandise exports to China surged 67.35% year-on-year to $2.04 billion in December, driven by higher shipments of electronics, marine and agricultural products, according to Commerce Ministry data released on Thursday.The sharp rise was led by exports of oil meals, marine products, telecom instruments and spices. In the electronics segment, key items registering strong growth…
February opens with a slightly uneven rhythm for you, Leo. Like the winter sun behind drifting clouds, your confidence is there, but it flickers in the first few days. This happens because the Moon begins the month moving through a challenging house for you, stirring impatience and small delays. Tasks may feel heavier than usual,…
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting her ninth consecutive Union Budget on Sunday, announced several major healthcare measures, including customs duty waivers on 17 cancer drugs and duty exemptions for medicines for seven rare diseases. The finance minister highlighted India’s economic stability, fiscal discipline, and sustained growth under the Narendra Modi-led NDA…
